Monday, July 20, 2009

Getting it in the neck

Getting a sore neck looking up at birds does have some compensations. Some birds have their best feature tucked away under the bill. Male Rufous-throated Honeyeater (Conopophila rufogularis) leads off these examples from the past few days in Tyto.

Mature Spectacled Monarch (Symposiarchus trivirgatus) has plenty of colour to offer those peering up from down below.

Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) doesn't often demand neck-stretching exercises from observers as it walks by with straw-like plumes showing on its neck.

G'day Tony,Went bird watching once with an elderly lady who tended to fall over if she needed to look through her binoculars at anything much above her eye level! Lovely lady mind you, knew her birds too - just had a balance problem.Regards,Gouldiae.